S. Samanta

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

S. Samanta is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Samanta has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 7 papers in Water Science and Technology and 4 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in S. Samanta's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (7 papers) and Forest ecology and management (4 papers). S. Samanta is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (7 papers) and Forest ecology and management (4 papers). S. Samanta collaborates with scholars based in United States and Slovakia. S. Samanta's co-authors include J. L. Hackler, Ralph Dubayah, S. J. Goetz, M. A. Friedl, Pieter S. A. Beck, Alessandro Baccini, N. Laporte, R. A. Houghton, Damien Sulla‐Menashe and M. Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Resources Research, Global Change Biology and Nature Climate Change.

In The Last Decade

S. Samanta

10 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical deforestation improved by carbon-density maps

2012 1.3k citations Alessandro Baccini, S. J. Goetz et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. Samanta United States	8	1.3k	562	545	542	313	10	1.7k
Paulo Maurı́cio Lima de Alencastro Graça Brazil	27	1.2k 0.9×	601 1.1×	442 0.8×	414 0.8×	208 0.7×	69	1.9k
John O. Niles United States	10	1.7k 1.4×	618 1.1×	726 1.3×	801 1.5×	255 0.8×	14	2.4k
Mary Farina United States	9	1.3k 1.0×	491 0.9×	459 0.8×	419 0.8×	214 0.7×	14	1.9k
Julia E. M. S. Nabel Germany	23	1.3k 1.0×	463 0.8×	356 0.7×	353 0.7×	370 1.2×	51	2.1k
Georg Leitinger Austria	26	1.2k 0.9×	431 0.8×	354 0.6×	234 0.4×	372 1.2×	65	1.9k
Ulrich Walz Germany	18	1.6k 1.2×	612 1.1×	389 0.7×	220 0.4×	110 0.4×	57	2.0k
Marc K. Steininger United States	17	1.1k 0.8×	823 1.5×	413 0.8×	469 0.9×	110 0.4×	24	1.7k
Izaya Numata United States	22	1.1k 0.9×	969 1.7×	364 0.7×	466 0.9×	111 0.4×	45	1.7k
Silvia Petrova United States	6	1.4k 1.1×	815 1.5×	820 1.5×	865 1.6×	188 0.6×	10	2.3k
Marcelo Rezende Italy	5	1.0k 0.8×	408 0.7×	394 0.7×	205 0.4×	126 0.4×	6	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by S. Samanta

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. Samanta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Samanta

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. Samanta. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. Samanta based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with S. Samanta. S. Samanta is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Baccini, Alessandro, S. J. Goetz, Wayne Walker, et al.. (2012). Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical deforestation improved by carbon-density maps. Nature Climate Change. 2(3). 182–185. 1259 indexed citations breakdown →

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Samanta, S., Murray K. Clayton, D. S. Mackay, Eric L. Kruger, & B. E. Ewers. (2008). Quantitative comparison of canopy conductance models using a Bayesian approach. Water Resources Research. 44(9). 22 indexed citations

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Ewers, B. E., D. S. Mackay, & S. Samanta. (2007). Interannual consistency in canopy stomatal conductance control of leaf water potential across seven tree species. Tree Physiology. 27(1). 11–24. 98 indexed citations

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Samanta, S., D. S. Mackay, Murray K. Clayton, Eric L. Kruger, & B. E. Ewers. (2007). Correction to “Bayesian analysis for uncertainty estimation of a canopy transpiration model” by S. Samanta et al.. Water Resources Research. 43(10). 2 indexed citations

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Samanta, S., D. S. Mackay, Murray K. Clayton, Eric L. Kruger, & B. E. Ewers. (2007). Bayesian analysis for uncertainty estimation of a canopy transpiration model. Water Resources Research. 43(4). 38 indexed citations

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Ewers, B. E., D. S. Mackay, Jianwu Tang, P. V. Bolstad, & S. Samanta. (2007). Intercomparison of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) stand transpiration responses to environmental conditions from the Western Great Lakes Region of the United States. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 148(2). 231–246. 52 indexed citations

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Mackay, D. S., S. Samanta, Douglas E. Ahl, et al.. (2003). Automated Parameterization of Land Surface Process Models Using Fuzzy Logic. Transactions in GIS. 7(1). 139–153. 7 indexed citations

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Ewers, B. E., D. S. Mackay, Stith T. Gower, et al.. (2002). Tree species effects on stand transpiration in northern Wisconsin. Water Resources Research. 38(7). 143 indexed citations

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Mackay, D. S., Douglas E. Ahl, B. E. Ewers, et al.. (2002). Physiological tradeoffs in the parameterization of a model of canopy transpiration. Advances in Water Resources. 26(2). 179–194. 49 indexed citations

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Mackay, D. S., Douglas E. Ahl, B. E. Ewers, et al.. (2002). Effects of aggregated classifications of forest composition on estimates of evapotranspiration in a northern Wisconsin forest. Global Change Biology. 8(12). 1253–1265. 71 indexed citations

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